NAME

setcifsacl - Userspace helper to alter an ACL in a security descriptor
for Common Internet File System (CIFS)

SYNOPSIS

setcifsacl [-v|-a|-D|-M|-S] "{one or more ACEs}" {file system object}

DESCRIPTION

This tool is part of the cifs-utils suite.
setcifsacl is a userspace helper program for the Linux CIFS client file
system. It is intended to alter an ACL of a security descriptor for a
file system object. It is best utilized when an option of cifsacl is
specified when mounting a cifs share in conjunction with winbind
facility of Samba suite. Whether a security descriptor to be set is
applied or not is determined by the CIFS/SMB server.

OPTIONS

-v
Print version number and exit.
-a
Add one or more ACEs to an ACL of a security descriptor. An ACE is
added even if the same ACE exists in the ACL.
-D
Delete one or more ACEs from an ACL of a security descriptor.
Entire ACE has to match in an existing ACL for the listed ACEs to
be deleted.
-M
Modify one or more ACEs from an ACL of a security descriptor. SID
and type are used to match for existing ACEs to be modified with
the list of ACEs specified.
-S
Set an ACL of security descriptor with the list of ACEs Existing
ACL is replaced entirely with the specified ACEs.
Every ACE entry starts with "ACL:" One or more ACEs are specified
within double quotes. Multiple ACEs are separated by a comma.
Following fields of an ACE can be modified with possible values:
SID: Either a name or a raw SID value.
type: ALLOWED (0x0), DENIED (0x1), OBJECT_ALLOWED (0x5), OBJECT_DENIED
(0x6)
flags: OBJECT_INHERIT_FLAG (OI or 0x1), CONTAINER_INHERIT_FLAG (CI or
0x2), NO_PROPAGATE_INHERIT_FLAG (NI or 0x4), INHERIT_ONLY_FLAG (IO or
0x8), INHERITED_ACE_FLAG (IA or 0x10) or a combination/OR of these
values.
mask: Either one of FULL, CHANGE, READ, a combination of R W X D P O,
or a hex value